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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 15 Dec 2011 07:13

:-D :-D :-D :-D

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My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

jax

jax Report 15 Dec 2011 06:14

Thats what I thought Sylvia. Quite a lot of my ancestors were born in those areas would be very surprised if there were any Lords and Ladies living there.....but you never know :-D

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 15 Dec 2011 06:06

According to a tree on ancestry, William John Rivers (1829-1918) was the son of William John Rivers (1800- ) and Margaret Thomas (1804 - ) ........ but there is no indication of family back before that, ie no grandmother for William John, and therefore no great grandmother for Isabella


So far as I know, most of these areas are not very "upper class" ....... could she possibly have claimed higher rank than was true????




sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 15 Dec 2011 05:59

Is this the notice???


MCGUIRE--RIVERS.-At St. Benedict's Church, Sydney, by j
Ker. Bather Cronan, Jsrafcs. el list son of Stetlhen M'OuIre ' (Sydney), to Isnbelh Jane, eldest daughter of Captain W11 Ham John Rivers, of Harbour and Rivers Department, N.S.W., great grand-daughter of the lato Lsdy River«, Blackheath, England, and great grand-niece of Ladies Clr bournc and Snoxell, of Stoke Newington, and upper Clapton, Fnglsnd and grand-niece of Mrs. May, Clarke. and Crokei, Limehonsc, London. Home papers please




so

her father William John Rivers was the grandson of this Lady Rivers, of Blackheath, London ...............

and grand-nephew of Ladies Clybourne and Snoxell of Stoke Newington and Upper Clapton, England

and Isabella was the grand-niece of Mrs May Clarke and Croker, Limehouse, London


All these areas are in or around London.


sylvia

Edited 7:15 am Dec 15 .... to add words omitted by mistake

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 15 Dec 2011 05:50

It might help to have your Great Aunt's name


but Lady is a title that may be acquired on marriage to a Sir somebody-or-other OR because the female was born to a father who had a title.



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

joy

joy Report 15 Dec 2011 05:38

Could someone help me with some info please.In an Australian newspaper dated 23rd dec. 1889 on the announcement of her wedding my Great Aunt states that she is Great Grandaughter of the late Lady Rivers & Great Grand Niece of ladies Clybourne & Snoxell,of Stoke Newington, and Upper Clapton England. could someone make sense of this. Joy

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